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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users
(techcrunch.com)
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Insurance companies would love your DNA too, for all the “good” reasons. And imagine not getting a job because of your DNA.
Zipcodes can do just so much…
I can easily imagine hiring managers tossing out job applications of people who have a family history of autism, but that's more a problem of it being too hard to fire them if they're a problem.
Religious people could also use a history of mental illiness to assume satanic activity.